Andrea Brancaccio

He obtained a PhD in Biochemistry at the Sapienza University in Rome, characterizing recombinant myoglobins. In 1994 moved to the Biozentrum in Basel, where he was the main contributor to the elucidation of the very first structural details on α-dystroglycan. In 1998, he moved back to Italy to join CNR where he pursued further work on the dystroglycan subunits and domains as well as on dystroglycan evolution. He is also investigating the role of the agrin-dystroglycan axis in cardiac muscle.